The name Yang, pronounced 'yang', is of Chinese origin and means 'go against' or 'barrier'. It's a unisex name, though more commonly used for males. The character 杨 in Mandarin Chinese represents the name Yang, which is one of the most common surnames in China.
The name Yang has seen varying popularity over the years, with peaks in the late 1980s and mid-2010s. The highest number of births recorded was 21 in 1990, while the lowest was 5, which occurred multiple times across different years. Overall, there have been a total of 285 babies named Yang between 1981 and 2019.